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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
150 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85    133 PM  97    1893  63     22       64       
  MINIMUM         60   1156 PM  20    1982  40     20       53       
  AVERAGE         73                        51     22       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.81 1942   0.09  -0.09     0.74    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      0.54   0.46     0.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.15                      3.10   0.05     1.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.65                      5.23  -1.58     6.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.2                                       6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.5                                      11.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        88    -44       45       
  SINCE MAR 1    622                       735   -113      671       
  SINCE JUL 1   4181                      4864   -683     4241       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         0      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         3      5        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         3      5        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  34 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        23      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2006.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    148 PM  97    1893  61     19       56       
  MINIMUM         49   1059 PM  16    1994  38     11       48       
  AVERAGE         65                        50     15       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.50 2005   0.07   0.01     1.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.45   0.37     1.78    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.67                      2.80  -0.13     3.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.76                      4.19  -1.43     6.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.5                                      15.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.2                                      16.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        16    -16       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        99    -53       52       
  SINCE MAR 1    707                       801    -94      682       
  SINCE JUL 1   4381                      5099   -718     4455       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        90      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2006.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2006.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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